Red Stars' Julie Ertz geeks out over husband Zach's Super Bowl news

First she scored a goal in the U.S. women’s national team’s 5-1 win over Denmark in a friendly in San Diego. And then cameras caught her as she became overwhelmed with emotion once she learned that her husband, Zach, and his Eagles team beat the Vikings and are headed to the Super Bowl.

“I was so excited for him,” she told ESPN. “I was like, I don't know how I'm going to do an interview. Go Birds!

Ertz said she and her husband, who plays tight end for the Eagles, were texting for long as the could before each other’s games.

“I tried not to look at halftime (of her game),” she said. “People gave me the smile as if they knew something but I couldn't wait until the whistle was going to blow and they told me. I had to make sure from 10 people that they're going and I'm so excited for them. Like, unbelievably excited.”